MURIEL BOWSER
MAYOR
March 14, 2025
The
Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chairman
Co
uncil of the D istrict of Columbia
J
ohn A. Wilson Building
135
0 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504
Washington, DC 20004
Dear Chairman M ende
lson:
In accordance
with section 2 of the Confirmation Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-
142;
D.C. Official Code § 1-523.01), and pursuant to section 4 of the Maternal Mortality Review
C
ommittee Establishment Act of 2018, effective June 5, 2018 (D.C. Law 22-111; D.C. Official Code
§ 7-671.03), I am pleased to nominate the following individual:
D
r. Constance Bohon
Arminio Court
Germantown, MD 20874
(Maryland)
for rea
as the representative from the American Congress of Obstetricians and
G
ynecologists representative member of the Maternal Mo
rtality Review Committee, for a term to end
January 10, 2028.
Enclosed, you will find biographical information detailing the experience of the above-m entioned
nominee, together with a proposed resolution to assist the Council during the confirmation process.
I would appreciate the Council’s earliest consideration of this nomination for confirmation. Please
do not hesitate to contact me, or Steven Walker, Director, Mayor’s Office of Talent and
Appointments, should the Council require additional information.
Sincerely,
Muriel B owser
Mayor 1
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at the request of the Mayor
• A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
10 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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15 To confirm the reappointment of Dr. Constance Bohon to the Maternal Mortality Review
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18 RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this
19 resolution may be cited as the "Maternal Mortality Review Committee Dr. Constance Bohon
20 Confirmation Resolution
of 2025".
21 Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the reappointment of:
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23 Dr. Constance Bohon
24 Arminio Court
25 Germantown, MD 20874
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28 as the representative from the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists member of
29 the Maternal Mortality Review Committee, established by section 3 of the Maternal Mortality
30 Review Committee Establishment Act
of 2018, effective June 5, 2018 (D.C. Law 22-111; D.C.
31 Official Code§ 7-671.02), for a term to end January 10, 2028.
32 Sec. 3. The Council
of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
33 upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Office of the Mayor.
34 Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. CURRICULUM VITAE
CONSTANCE J BOHON MD
EDUCATION Mount Holyoke College 1970- 1974
BA Magna Cum Laude 1974
George Washington University Medical School 1974 -1978
MD 1978
George Washington University Hospital 1978 -1982
Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology 7/1/78 -6/30/82
BOARD Diplomat, The American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1985
CERTIFICATION
HOSPITAL/ Columbia Hospital for Women, Attending 1982-2000
ACADEMIC Washington, DC
POSITIONS
Georgetown University Medical Center
Clinical Instructor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1982-1990
Washington, DC
Columbia Hospital for Women
Chief of Gynecology 1993 -1997
Sibley Memorial Hospital, Attending 2000-present
Washington, DC
Sibley Memorial Hospital
Obstetric Hospitalist
2010 -present
Chairman, Perinatal Practice Committee 2003 -2005
Sibley Memorial Hospital
George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Associate Clinical Professor 2011-present.
Washington, DC
PROFESSIONAL American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
MEMBERSHIPS Fellow
1986-present
DC Medical Society
present
PROFESSIONAL District of Columbia Section of District IV Junior Fellows, ACOG
APPOINTMENTS/ Chairman 1980-1981 and 1982- 1983
ELECTIONS
District IV Junior Fellows, ACOG
Chairman 1984 -1985
Member, Task force on Substance Abuse, ACOG
August 1986- September 1987
Member, Committee on Obstetrics: Maternal -Fetal Medicine, ACOG
May 1987 -May 1990
Member, FDA Advisory Pan on Ob/Gyn Devices
January 1988 -January 1991
Member, Physicians Substance Abuse Consortium (sponsored by PHS)
ACOG representative
October 1988 -1992
Editor, National Women’s Health Resource Center Report
1992 -1994
President, Washington Gynecological Society
1994 -1995
President, Jacobs Institute of Women’s Health
1995 -1999
Member, Editorial Advisory Board Ob/Gyn News
1997- present
District of Columbia Section of District IV Fellows
Vice -chairman 2008-2011
District of Columbia Section of District IV Fellows
Chairman 2011-2014
ACOG Cefalo Leadership Institute
Attendee, 2012
ACOG McCain Fellowship
2013
DC Maternal Mortality Review Organizing Committee
Chairman 2013-2017
District of Columbia Fellow Section
Legislative Chairman 2014 -2021
ACOG DIV Fellow Legislative Chair
2014- 2020
ACOG DIV Fellow Legislative Co -Chair
2020- 2022
DC Teen Promise Project
Coordinator 2014- present
Member, ACOG Grievance Committee
2013- 2015
Member, ACOG Appeals Panel Committee
2015 -2016
Member, ACOG Committee on Scientific Program
2017- 2024
Chair- Elect, 2022 ACOG Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting (ACSM)
Chair, 2023 ACOG ACSM
General Chair, 2024 ACOG ACSM
Coordinator, Improving Obstetrical Care in DC Committee, ACOG
2017- 2021
Member, DC Maternal Mortality Review Committee
2017- present
Member, Perinatal Quality Collaborative 2018- present
COMMUNITY Board member, DC Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
ACTIVITIES 2012-2020
Member, DC Family Planning Initiative
2015- 2018
Member, DC Health Community Action Network (CAN)
2018 -2020
OFFICE Capitol Women’s Care
ADDRESS 2120 L Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037
(O) 202 -331-9293
Executive Office of the Mayor – Mayor’s Office of Talent and Appointments
John A. Wilson Building | 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20004
Dr. Constance Bohon
Dr. Constance Bohon is an obstetrician-gynecologist who has been in
private practice in Washington, DC since 1982. Dr. Bohon c urrently
serves as an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Obstetrics
and Gynecology at the George Washington School of Medicine and
Health Sciences. She is also an attending in the Department of
Obstetrics and Gynecology at Sibley Hospital.
Since residency, Dr. Bohon has held many leadership positions and
participated in many committees at the American College of
Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Most recently she was the
Chair of the DC Fellow Section of ACOG. Currently, she serves as the
Legislative Chair for the DC Section and is a member of the National Scientific Program
Committee for ACOG.
Dr. Bohon was instrumental in the organization of the Committee to Improve Obstetrical Care in
DC, which was convened in October 2017 after the closure of the obstetrical units at United
Medical Center and Providence Hospital. This committee is multidisciplinary and includes
representatives from each hospital and birthing center in DC, obstetricians, midwives,
representatives from each of the Medicaid providers in DC (Trusted, Amerigroup and
AmeriHealth), staff from the offices of members of the Council of the District of Columbia , DC
Health, the Department of Healthcare Finance, and the District of Columbia Fire & Emergency
Medical Services Department.
A Maryland resident, Dr. Bohon earned her Bachelor of Arts from Mount Holyoke College and
her Doctor of Medicine from George Washington University.
GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser
Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor
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The John A. Wilson Building • 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW • Suite 300 • Washington, D.C. 20004 • Office (202) 724 -7681
To: Kimberly A. Bassett, Steve Walker
From: Betsy Cavendish
Date: February 14, 2025
Subject: Legal sufficiency review of a resolution re appointing Constance Bohon as a
member of the Maternal Mortality Review Committee
This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above- referenced Order and found
it to be legally unobjectionable. If you have any questions in this regard, please do not hesitate
to call Michael Porcello, Deputy General Counsel, Executive Office of the Mayor, at 202- 727-
0872, or me at 202- 724-7681.
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Elizabeth Cavendish